Free Day at Charleston parks – plus a giant turtle rescue

One of the coolest things about the Lowcountry is the wildlifearound here and our proximity to it. Nature in these parts is wild and beautiful.

During last weekend’s Wine + Food Festival, a crowd of visitors gathered at the dock as they were mesmerized by a pod of friendly dolphins, playing and arching high out of the water.

And there’s nothing quite like seeing a large alligatorin the wild – as long as you maintain a safe distance. Or a great blue heron, or snowy white egrets, or bald eagles

If you are a visitor here in one of our SC vacation rentals, either Isle of Palms vacation rentals or Folly Beach house Charleston, keep an eye peeled. There are awesome creatures all around us.

One thing that visitors to our luxury beach house rentals SC might not be aware of, is the fantastic PARKSwe have here in Charleston County. I have been to local parks all over the country, and I have to say the ones around here are some of the best I’ve seen.

You’ll have a chance to try them out at no charge this weekend. This coming Sunday, March 15th, is Customer Appreciation Day at several Charleston County parks, where they will waive the normal admission/fees. They include:Ravenel Caw Caw Interpretive Center, North Charleston Wannamaker, James Island County Park, plus the public is invited to enjoy free parking at Kiawah Beachwalker Park;Especially convenient to our Isle of Palms luxury rentals — Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands, Laurel Hill County Park in Mount Pleasant, free parking at the Isle of Palms County Park, and free fishing at the Mount Pleasant Pier!
And near Folly Beach rentals Charleston — the Folly Beach County Park, plus free fishing at the Folly Beach Pier

When you are out enjoying the area parks, or just stepping out of your Charleston beach house, be sure to watch for wildlife. You might just see something spectacular. Which leads me to share something that was in the news recently….

A massive and rare leatherback turtlewas found stranded in the surf just north of here, near Georgetown, this past weekend.

Leatherbacks are the largest of the sea turtles. This juvenile, which they named “Yawkey” (he was found on the front beach of the Yawkey Reserve), weighs 500 pounds.

It’s one of only 5 or 6 leatherbacks that have ever stranded alive in North America, so it’s a big deal. It’s the only leatherback that the SC Aquarium turtle hospitalhere in Charleston has ever taken under its care. Normally, they work on loggerhead turtles, Kemp’s ridley, green, and other such sea turtles.

When you are looking for rental homes South Carolina, namely beach house rentals Charleston SC, call EP. We’ll find you the perfect luxury house on Isle of Palms… and you just might have a wildlife encounter you’ll remember for the rest of your life.